How To Teach A Dog To Behave While Waiting For You During Your Errands
Education is essential for everyone. It makes us better people and helps us to be prepared to face different situations. Parents strive to teach their children in the best possible way, investing a great deal of time and effort, as well as, in many cases, financial resources.
It is true that an animal is by no means a child, but it also needs discipline and learn to behave in different situations that develop throughout the day. It is very common for owners to take advantage of the time they take to take their pet for a walk to do some pending tasks. In those cases we will have to leave you in most of the occasions outside the premises where we enter. So that this is not a problem, we show you how to teach a dog to behave well when it waits for you while you are running your errands.
Teach a dog to live together
When a new pet comes to our home it is not just about enjoying his company, playing with him or taking him for a walk. It is crucial that we spend some of our time educating him in the right way. Coexistence is not always easy and much less will it be if we do not establish from the beginning what are the norms of behavior that we accept.
We cannot forget that animals are irrational beings, so that things go well depends largely on the education we give them. It is clear that a dog must be taught from the moment it enters our lives for the first time.
There are not many commands that you have to learn: recognize no, follow some basic guidelines, such as go up or down, stand still or sit. Without forgetting what you can touch or in which rooms of the house we allow you to enter. But learning is not limited only to his behavior when he is at home: it is just as important that he learns to act appropriately when we are on the street with him. Now we will see how we can achieve it.
Teaching a dog the command “stay”
Among the commands that must be taught to a dog, the one to “stay” is crucial, keep in mind that like no other this can save its life. For example, if you run into danger. It is very important that he learns this rule at home, a much safer environment for him. So let’s rehearse with him several times a day until it is clear to him that you are in command and that if you give the order to “stay” he has to stop. It is a crucial step so that he is able to wait for you calmly while you run your errands, he has to understand what you say.
How to teach a dog to wait for you
When you leave your dog in the street waiting while you run your errands, it is essential that it is tied, for example to a lamppost. The tether must be secure, that is, the animal must not be able to free itself from it, but it cannot be bothersome either, since if this happens in no case will it be calm.
You also have to make sure that pedestrians can walk on the sidewalk without difficulty, that there is a sufficient distance between what the leash allows the dog to move and the piece of sidewalk on which pedestrians walk. This is important, as the dog does not have to touch or climb on anyone.
Before tying him you must take him to the place where he is going to stay and give him the orders first to sit down and then to be still. This is when you can proceed to tie the animal. Do it with affection and dedicating affectionate words.
It is important that you do not expect your dog to be safely tied up if he is unwell for some reason. Not because you have any health problems, but rather because you haven’t had enough to eat or drink, haven’t done your business yet, or maybe you’re just having a bad day and nervous. It would also not be good if you left your dog in the sun or in heavy rain.
When you return from running your errands, reinforce their good behavior with your words or a treat. It is another way to teach a dog. Something that you will surely achieve.
